Customer Reviews:
Love it!.......2004-02-11
I use this book for every birthday party I throw. I take their ideas and adapt them to fit my parties. So far all my parties have been a huge success and are often referred to as the parties you don't want to miss!
Great ideas for the younger set.......2003-07-12
This is a great party book for folks with kids 10 and under. There are some games that can be adapted for older kids as well, but the crafts and themes would not work for most kids over the age of 11. Parent participation is a big part of making these partys work, so be plan your event accordingly. There are ideas here for block partys, olympics, and all kinds of holiday events.
Bring back the backyard parties!.......2003-06-11
I love this book. I borrowed this book from a friend and did not want to give it back--so I had to buy my own. I used the barnyard bash and everyone there thought I was so creative. I am very limited in time, being a working mom, and I pulled this party off the night before. Great book, creative ideas, highly motivational pictures. Great book altogether--backyard parties are now new and different!!
Creative!!.......2003-06-07
What a fun and original book!
The ideas are great and it was not at all what I expected by the title. There are really creative and original ideas for everyday celebration and fun. This book is really creative and you can branch off to your own ideas. You will use this book often so keep it close at hand! :)
great ideas for creative kids parties.......2003-03-14
This book is great.There are lots of fun theme party ideas
for kids of all ages. There is a nice selection of recipes from
"junk food " to healthier selections that are still appealing to kids. I hosted the tea party for my 3 year old,s birthday .It went smoothly and was loads of fun!
Book Description
Holidays, birthdays -- whatever the reason you decide to whoop it up, there's a palooza for it!
John Lithgow -- star of stage, screen, and television and bestselling children's book author -- has spent years perfecting the art of the palooza. A palooza is an invitation to a creative adventure, a jumping-off point for making your own fun. All twelve months of the year are loaded with opportunities to palooza. Sure, you can celebrate all the familiar holidays and birthdays the way you always have. Or you can turn those days -- and every other day -- into something special: a real wingding of a palooza!
This book is packed with fifty-two of John's easy and original celebrations for kids ages three through twelve. Each palooza costs little to nothing, and if you learn a little about art or music or food or philosophy along the way, hey, who's complaining! So turn off the TV, roll up your sleeves, and dive into:
Beatlemania: Plunge into the exuberance and musical genius of the Beatles and have a party no one will ever forget.
Opening Day: The first day of the baseball season signals a new beginning and the chance for a family of fans to invent a new tradition.
National Bubble Day: Yes, it really is on January 8, but you can stage this party any day of the year.
Tilting at Windmills: Make like the madcap adventurer Don Quixote on Miguel de Cervantes's birthday.
Lithgow Party Paloozas! shows us how to make holidays unique and birthdays original -- and how to party with a palooza every day of the year.
Customer Reviews:
hilarious fun for kids.......2005-06-01
Do you want your kids to have fun? Of course. Do you want them to learn and grow and explore their worlds imaginatively? Certainly. But can they do both at the same time? If you don't think so, think again: this book is full of ideas that will both entertain your kids and encourage them to think creatively. Lithgow lays out crazy party plans that will definitely be a first in the neighborhood. If you're tired of the same old slumber party and birthday cake, this book is the answer.
Average customer rating:
- A standout book for kids' party planning.
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Make your child's birthday party one to cherish forever--and the most fun the children ever had. From activities where everyone wins to party favors the kids make themselves, everyone will keep busy, happy, and entertained. Complete directions for party food is here too....more than just cake and ice cream, and a lot more fun. Nothing will be better than this year's birthday--unless it's planning next year's. And with this friendly guide, brought to you by the trusted editors of Parents, America's #1 family magazine since 1926, it's easy too!
Customer Reviews:
A standout book for kids' party planning........2003-03-04
As an elementary teacher and a parent, I've developed a collection of party planning books for kid's parties. This is the book I return to again and again for the best suggestions. There are so many creative ideas for decorations, menus, games and party favors. Some of my favorites include the Rainbow party (a big hit for toddlers!), the Firefighter party (including fun games involving squirting targets with a garden hose), and the Space party (where the favor bags are black bags poked with constellation holes and a flashlight!).
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Family-tested, tried-and-true ideas make FamilyFun Tricks and Treats an invaluable resource for busy families in search of a perfectly creepy Halloween. FamilyFun Tricks and Treats provides families with an inexhaustible guide to planning one of the biggest holidays of the year: Halloween. The book features wickedly easy costume designs, creepy recipes for trick-or-treaters, pumpkin carving, scarecrows, and other spooky crafts, and complete Halloween party plans. Plus: Halloween ideas from FamilyFun readers, time-saving tips, and step-by-step photographs.
Customer Reviews:
Halloween fun for the family.......2004-09-11
There are a number of Halloween books out on the market for decorating, baking and costume making, but this is one of the few that actually has something new in it!
The crafts are clever, but actually look doable wtih things you might already have on hand. The costumes ideas are fun and innovative, the food ideas are also really cute, but not overly-complicated. While some classic ideas never die, this book puts a nice twist on things like "body parts" games.
Of course, the ideas come from the monthly magazine that Disney produces, Family Fun, and if you get the magazine, you'll have already seen alot of these things in print or on their website. Still, the book is nicely layed-out, easy to flip through and a good resource of party and costume ideas for both kids and their grown-ups.
Very Pleased.......2001-10-16
This book is an awesome resource for make-at-home costumes and decorations. The ideas are so cute, easy to follow, and where else can you find a recipe for slime?
SADLY DISAPPOINTED.......2001-09-29
If you own the Disney Family Fun Crafts book and the Family Fun Parties book, you have seen most of the ideas in this book. I was really excited to get this book but there werent many new ideas. :(
Great Ideas.......2000-08-09
This was great! My daughter & I love Halloween and when we saw this we bought it right away. There are so many wonderful ideas. A must have! There were a lot of spooky things to do with foods and great little ideas for those little helpers to decorate your home with lots of memories! You have to get this one!
Book Description
OVER 30 ALL-NEW, SURE-TO-PLEASE PARTIES FOR KIDS OF ANY AGE!
Whether your two-year-old's passion is teddy bears, your eight-year-old can name every dinosaur in the museum, or your sweet-sixteen-yearold wants a sophisticated casino evening -- you can create the perfect party with The Penny Whistle™ Birthday Party Book.
Complete with suggestions for entertaining games and activities, instructions for making personalized invitations, decorations and party favors, and delicious recipes for refreshments (including the best birthday cakes ever!), this book shows you how to give:
* A Pig-Out Party (everyone gets to be a pig for the day)
* A Cloud-Nine Party (a heavenly time will be had by all)
* A Secret Agent Party (super sleuths get to find the birthday cake)
* A Stegosaurus and Friends Party (dress is prehistoric -- dinosaurs welcome)
* An Under-the-Big-Top Party (no more waiting for the circus to come to town)
* A Chocolate Factory Party (complete with a life-size candy cottage)
Customer Reviews:
Great book.......2005-08-15
My birthday's coming up soon, and my mother wanted me to decide everything I wanted to do. This is a great book with awesome themes that come with activites,invitation,and decorating ideas. It's very creative and helpful. I've looked through the book many times!
If your family is on a budget, don't buy this book!.......2003-06-17
This book is ridiculous. Nothing in here is affordable!
When I read the other reviews, I assumed that everyone here must have a fortune to spend on their children's birthday parties.
I'm on a tight budget and could never afford the lavish parties suggested in this book.
Don't waste your money on this book--check it out from the library. It has a few good game ideas, that's about it.
For Children of ALL ages..........2002-09-30
What I like about this book is the creative ideas for older children, even teens, not just young children. The party themes are listed along with age guidelines. Parties for older kids include a soccer game party, casino party, or a night "under the stars." The book has lots of fun ideas to get you brainstorming, and recipes to match themes. Good general advice, as well as specific party plans. Check the Penny Whistle Party Planner and the Penny Whistle Any Day is a Holiday books for more theme ideas.
Penny Whistle Party Book.......2001-06-24
If you own just one birthday party book, this would be the one to buy. The parties are creative and includes lots of fun activities, decorations, and refreshments. The book is kid friendly too, with attractive illustrations and easy to understand instructions for everything. The Penny Whistle books are the best available.
A busy mother's best friend!.......2000-01-02
This book has a number of wonderfully creative ideas for birthday parties for children including not only party themes, but activities, party favor ideas and even party-throwing guidelines to follow! What a relief to know that as busy mothers and fathers, we won't have to "reinvent the wheel" to make our kids' parties a smashing success!
Customer Reviews:
No TV tonight!.......2000-06-09
I think I will try weaving a big yarn web in our tv room tonight (just like the book suggests! ), and turn off that ol' TV. It will be a whole lot better for the kids (and us) than watching Third Rock from the Sun, don't you think? I'm excited about the variety of pretend and play ideas in this book, and am especially interested in the chapter that gives pretending projects and activities to go with favorite children's books like Goodnight Moon and Where the Wild Things are. Yes, even Curious George is there!
HOORAY! Turn off the TV.......1999-05-29
This is the best book I have seen on what kids can make to motivate and enhance their pretend time. Let's turn off more tv's and get kids busy with their imagainations! Excellent book.
Email Sharing Groups Contribute to Book.......1999-05-28
Many of the ideas in this book were contributed through email sharing groups with MaryAnn, from teachers and parents all over the world.If you like pretending, or think it's important for your kids, you will like this book. All of the 44 people who contributed to it feel the same way!
Book Description
Giving a special wedding shower that's fun and memorable takes planning. Inside you'll find all the practical help you need, including creative suggestions for invitations, favors, and decorations you can make yourself. You'll also find recipes for special treats, innovative theme party ideas, and helpful suggestions to make the shower enjoyable for everyone. Open up and begin planning a great party!
Customer Reviews:
Not very impressed........1998-04-13
I purchased this book for fun and unique ideas for a bridal shower, but I found the suggestions to be neither fun nor unique. I was particularly interested in the games section, but the book only gave 3 examples, which I thought were all very lame and juvenile. I think that my 16 year old brother could have come up with better ideas than this book did.
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Book Description
With its suspenseful treasure-hunt plot, this sparkling picture book offers amazing hidden pictures and intriguing clues that lead to a surprise ending.
Tommy has received an invitation from Aunt Jeanne, but when he arrives at her Victorian mansion, she is nowhere to be found. Instead, he discovers rhyming clues that guide him through the different rooms-each of them more surreal and enchanting than the last. Lizards scamper through the parlor, the greenhouse swirls with butterflies, an underground tunnel teems with bats-and more! Fans of the I Spy and Look-Alikes series will delight in poring over the scenes to find and count over 400 camouflaged animals. Older readers may also spot the hidden letters. When unscrambled, they spell a message that reveals the wonderful surprise Tommy's aunt has in store: a magical birthday party!
Infused with extravagant detail, Michael Garland's illustrations will keep eagle-eyed readers busy for a long time before the last creature has been found and the last puzzle solved.
Customer Reviews:
Fun.......2005-10-27
We had a great time with this book as a family. We made a chart and counted all the animals on each page. It was a wonderful family activity. My only complaint is that the solution is off by 1 butterfly. We counted and recounted and recounted again, and have found one extra butterfly. But it could be worse--we could have been missing one...
My daughter recounts nightly, so overall it's been a good book for us.
An Intriguing Treasure Hunt............2001-08-21
Tommy always liked to check the mail and today he received an envelope just for him, an invitation from his Aunt Jeanne to come over for a special visit. But when he arrives, instead of Aunt Jeanne, he finds a note on the gate telling him to come on up to the house. At the front door he finds another note telling him to enter and as soon as he steps into the hall a third note begins to explain what's going on. You don't need me/To lead you around./Follow my notes/And what's lost will be found. Explore every corner/Of my happy home./There's something of interest/Wherever you roam... A treasure hunt! Let the games begin..... Michael Garland has authored a marvelous interactive book that youngsters will be crazy about. A letter to the reader at the beginning of the book explains just what you need to do as you travel from room to room with Tommy. There are lots of things to find in each amazing bold, busy and vivid illustration...letters that spell out a secret message, special words, three magical creatures and over 400 frogs, butterflies, lizards, snakes, mice bats, fish and birds, as well as Aunt Jeanne who is never far away from the action. Some are in plain sight and easily seen, some are hidden and still others are camouflaged and disguised and take a little work to find. Each charming rhyming note tells you where to go and what to look for and the storyline itself gives helpful hints. You'll need pencil, paper and patience, but this treasure hunt is worth it and ends with a big surprise and a creative answer key to check your work. Perfect for youngsters 9-12, kids 5-8 will enjoy the book just as much but will need a little help to solve the puzzle. Mystery Mansion is a great activity for a rainy day or a long car or plane trip and will keep children busy and engaged for hours.
A Book to Enjoy and Pass Along!.......2001-07-28
Books that encourage observation and thinking are always in demand with me as gifts for children. Mystery Mansion is a nice combination of both. The book is difficult enough that several people can work on it simultaneously. Those who enjoy this book will eventually graduate to the I Spy . . . and Where's Waldo? books.
This book can be enjoyed as a prereader by spotting the hidden creatures and characters, or as a reader by locating the hidden letters and messages as well. I suspect that it will be most appealing to 6-7 year olds who have a taste for slightly scary situations and creatures. The potential discomfort is lessened by seeing Aunt Jeanne hiding on each page that involves the mansion. The creatures are not really threatening, they just look ugly.
Aunt Jeanne sends a rhyming invitation to her Victorian mansion after she returns from a trip. Although she's not there, she leaves other rhyming clues to direct her nephew Tommy. She has Tommy all over the house and grounds, and into secret places as well.
Her rhymes are pretty simple, but are probably like what someone's actual aunt might write.
"On the trip I collected/My own little zoo./I chose all the creatures/Especially for you."
"I am the cheese,/You are the mouse . . . ."
"Find the next note/And your tour will begin . . . ."
The main challenge is to find all the creatures. These include bats, snakes, frogs, lizards, mice, fish, butterflies, and birds. Be sure to count ones that are reflections or appear as sculptures. Use the cover and all the pages. There are a lot to count. For younger children, you'll probably have to help them keep count.
You also have three mystery characters to look for.
In addition, throughout the pages there are hidden letters which you can unscramble for a message. On another page, there are letters for unscrambling a second message.
The answers are in the back of the book, for those who want to check their work.
To me, the book's main drawback is that after it has all been figured out it will not be as much fun. But it will probably still be pulled out from time to time as memory fades. When it hasn't been pulled out in a year, I suggest that you ask your child's permission to give the book to someone else for whom it will be brand new. Perhaps a cousin would enjoy it.
After you have finished having fun with this, I suggest that you think about staging your own version of the book at home for a special occasion. You could have cut-outs or decals of little creatures to scatter all over the house. Just be sure that you keep a map of where you put them, so they can be retrieved later if any are missed.
Look closely at all that is around you to see the wonder of our world.
Book Description
Tess will sing a song
Lily will read a poem.
And Rosie will write fortunes.
What's the big event? The cousins' parents are coming home, and it looks like the girls have to leave Cobble Street. Everyone is sad, but Aunt Lucy says to focus on the future. So the cousins arrange a summer party with Japanese lanterns, entertainment, and fortunes...
The cousins get a sneak preview of all that lies ahead. And a surprise from
Aunt Lucy's sweetheart, Michael, means there's more to look forward to.
Customer Reviews:
Summer Party is a Blast!.......2003-10-29
The book Summer Party is by Cynthia Rylant. A quick summary of Summer Party is that three girls named Tess, Rosie, and Lily live in their Aunt Lucy's attic for the summer. At the end of the summer, the three girls plan a party for their family. They're at the party with Japanese Lanterns, entertainment, and fortunes. After the party, Michael, Aunt Lucy's boyfriend asks, "Aunt Lucy will you marry me?" I would give this book to my friend Renee because she loves the summer.
Customer Reviews:
Lots of sensible, do-able ideas.......2004-05-12
I have used this book many times for each of my 3 kids' birthday parties. It is full of great games, clever invitations, and funny party ideas. Definitely a must-buy!
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